Raoul Luca Giger (born 29 October 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Wisła Kraków.

Raoul Giger
Personal information
Full name Raoul Luca Giger
Date of birth (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Aargau, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Wisła Kraków
Number 34
Youth career
2003–2009 FC Gränichen
2009–2015 Aarau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Team Aargau U21 49 (4)
2016–2022 Aarau 151 (1)
2022–2025 Lausanne-Sport 95 (1)
2025– Wisła Kraków 25 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:44, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Club career

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Giger is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Gränichen and Aarau.[2] He began his senior career with Aarau's reserves Aargau U21 in 2015. He debuted with the senior Aarau team in a 1–1 Challenge League tie with FC Zürich on 25 September 2016.[3] On 18 January 2018, he extended his contract until 2021.[4] On 21 January 2021, he extended his contract with Aarau until 2021 with an option to extend for 2 more seasons.[5] After more than 150 matches in the Challenge League, he transferred to Lausanne-Sport on 14 June 2022.[6] In his first season with Lausanne-Sport they achieved promotion to the Swiss Super League.[7]

On 12 August 2025, Giger transferred to the Polish I liga club Wisła Kraków on a contract until 2026 with an option to extend for another year.[8] On 24 March 2026, the option to extend was triggerred until 2027.[9]

Honours

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Wisła Kraków

References

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  1. Guillemin, Tim (22 November 2024). "Football: Rencontre avec Raoul Giger, le latéral argovien du Lausanne-Sport". Blick.
  2. "Raoul Giger: Kontinuierlich auf dem Weg nach oben | FC Aarau". 26 April 2018.
  3. Fuss, Dean (18 November 2020). "Aarau-Debütant Raoul Giger: «Ein erster kleiner Traum ist wahr geworden»". Obwaldner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  4. "Neuer Drei-Jahres-Vertrag – Giger verlängert bis 2021 | FC Aarau". 18 January 2018.
  5. "Vertrag mit Raoul Giger bis 2022 verlängert | FC Aarau". 21 January 2021.
  6. Steinmann, Vincent (14 June 2022). "RAOUL GIGER EST LAUSANNOIS!".
  7. Wendel, Sebastian (12 August 2025). "Raoul Giger: Nach Aarau und Lausanne-Sport zieht es den Gränicher ins Ausland". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. Media, Wirtualna Polska. "Lider nie ma dość. Kolejne wzmocnienie Wisły Kraków". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
  9. Urbaniec, Damian (24 March 2026). "Raoul Giger to stay longer with R22". Wisła Kraków® Official Platform.
  10. Skowron, Grzegorz (11 May 2026). "Wisła Kraków mistrzem 1 ligi! Już wcześniej zapewniła sobie awans do ekstraklasy". krknews.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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